Monkeypox Cases in US Surpass 306

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Tuesday that the total confirmed cases of Monkeypox reached 306 infections.

The confirmed cases were reported across 27 states and Washington, D.C., in addition, the major outbreaks of the virus are in California, Illinois and New York.

No reported deaths in the US until now, and the majority of patients recovered in two to four weeks.

In the same context, the US will receive more 300,000 Monkeypox vaccine doses in the upcoming weeks. The country also released 56,000 doses of the Jynneos from the strategic reserve.

The vaccine is a two-dose ones, and it was approved by the FDA for adults ages 18 and older who are at high risk of exposure to smallpox or monkeypox.

Last week, the World Health Organization said that the emergence of the Monkeypox globally is still not an emergency yet, WHO Director Tedros Ghebreyesus announced.

Ghebreyesus urged health officials around the world to follow protective procedures to restrict the disease, alongside continuing testing, and providing vaccines.

He explained: “Overall, in the report, they (the emergency committee) advised me that at this moment the event does not constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, which is the highest level of alert WHO can issue but recognized that the convening of the committee itself reflects the increasing concern about the international spread of monkeypox.”